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The Pointers Move into the 80s... Oct 16, 2008
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 S*P*E*C*I*A*L---T*H*I*N*G*S---INDEED Mar 07, 2008
This was one of my favorite Pointer Sister albums, next to "Black and White," when I was a kid. Before I even knew that the Pointers started out as a quartet and before the monster smash of "Breakout," SPECIAL THINGS was my intro to the Pointers. And all because I loved the hit single "He's So Shy," which I saw them perform on the tv show "The Love Boat."
"He's So Shy" was just one of the gems on this album. Other stands out are "We've Got The Power" and "Evil," which were never included on any of the numerous compilation albums on the Pointer Sisters. All of the songs are good, though.
I don't know why some reviewers are complaining about the remastering job done by Wounded Bird Records? It sounds ok to me. Of course it's not 32-bit remastering, but it beats listening to my warped cassette tape of this album.
Why it took so long for SPECIAL THINGS to appear on cd is beyond me. I'm just glad it's finally out!
special something Jan 26, 2008
this is a solid cd. they sound great on this. standout songs r
"where did the time go"
" the love too good to last"
"he's so shy"
Even better as an adult! Jan 05, 2008
My mother had this LP (long-playing album) when i was a teen and she played it til i thought i was going to crack! Almost 20 years later, i found this album and played it for almost 12 hours straight! Its a brilliantly composed and performed project from "Could I Be Dreamin" to "Evil" to my mom's favorite "Where Did The Time Go" (written by Burt Bacharach) to my favorite "Save This Night For Love". The harmonies are TIGHT! These girls were well suited to give us music over the years AND i'm glad its finally on CD so that i can really understand the lyrics and hear the music better!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Softer Sounding Toned Down Pointers Dec 28, 2007
Not their best by a long shot, this originally released 1980 release saw the Pointers with an about face away from the rock & soul sounds from their previous 2 releases ENERGY and PRIORITY. It seems like a directive from their producer Richard Perry with this stylistic shift to a softer, somewhat bland style of singing & material. There isn't too much exciting on this CD. Best tracks by far are the dynamic EVIL with a surefire lead vocal by June , with an electric guitar solo and horns. It's like an antidote from most of these other tracks! And Anita's own song SPECIAL THINGS is a standout track - a message song produced sumptuously with percussion , guitars & Pointer harmonies.
It's all kind of toned down Pointers on the rest of the songs. Sure, HE'S SO SHY brought them a big hit, but I always found those Michael McDonald type keyboards so annoying, and the song was too teen oriented for the Pointers to sing. WE'VE GOT THE POWER is pretty good & has a full group performance that has a unifying, positive sound all the way around . But the rest of these songs are polite , watered down middle of the road duds. There are 2 Burt Bacharach/Carole Bayer Sager songs which are good, but very adult contemporary: THE LOVE TOO GOOD TO LAST and WHERE DID THE TIME GO, which is nice with a beautiful lead vocal by June. It was released as a single and did not reach any chart on Billboard. But the biggest piece of fluff is SAVE THIS NIGHT FOR LOVE that does nothing for them, a song that again is lyrically far too teen oriented for Anita to be singing, and would have fitted someone like Stacy Lattisaw better. Anita's own COULD I BE DREAMIN' is a nice song, but just misses the mark at being a great Pointers classic single, and reached only #52. HERE IS WHERE YOUR HEART BELONGS is yet another ballad, with Ruth on lead, her only solo here. The Pointers & Perry mis-stepped on this album. To make them more palatable for the mainstream audience, he saddled them with adult contemporay songs like the Bacharach stuff, and toned down the Pointers innate talent at letting it all hang out.
And Wounded Bird has no clue at how to add a bonus track, taking the B-side MOVIN' ON from vinyl - you can hear the crackles. I wonder if they could not find the master? It's this song that the fans want as a real bonus on CD. Otherwise, the rest of the songs DO sound great on CD. A few really good songs, but not the greatest album that the Pointer Sisters made .
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